"Sean Has Questions for the Union"

Stage Combat The Podcast

SEASON 3 Episode Fourteen. "Sean Has Questions For The Union."
Synopsis: After hearing the frustrations of listeners about the lack of action by the actors' union in many of the season's workplace stories, Sean goes looking for answers from the union.
Special Guest: Abbey Crowley, Business Representative for the Division for Harassment and Discrimination.
Special thank you to Abbey Crowley and Gabriela Geselowitz of Actors' Equity Association. Additional thanks to Eddie Pendergraft, Brass Bass and Bret Shuford.
If you're being bullied, harassed or you're facing discrimination in a union theatrical production, contact the Actors' Equity Lighthouse hotline [phone]. You can also report anonymously www.lighthouse-services.com/actorsequity or download the "Anonymous Reporting" App by Lighthouse Services. You can contact Abbey Crowley directly by email at [e-mail]
Coming up in 2 weeks: "Franki Takes A Bow" Did the unsafe practices of a college theatre program contribute to a young artist's tragic mental health spiral?

Hear more of Sean's conversation with Abbey Crowley at STAGE COMBAT AT PATREON.
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Hosted by Sean Hayden
Editing by Alex Griffitt. Mixing and Sound Design by Justin Gerrish.
Written and Directed by Sean Hayden for Haywood Productions, LLC.
Produced by Haywood Productions, LLC.
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Sean Hayden is an attorney/actor/advocate and is the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC. As a professional actor, Sean has appeared in Broadway national tours and in plays and musicals in theaters across the country. He's also the co-host of the acting podcast "Just Acting" with Boston Conservatory Professor Christopher Webb. As a mental health advocate, Sean provides thought leadership on how employers can better support the mental health of their employees and how theatre programs can support their students.